Working in groups of three (3), you will explore six (6) very important resources of the RBHS library and explore the resources and problems of the tropical rain forest.

You will learn about the

• Indigenous peoples
• Animals unique to the rain forest
• Plants of the rain forest used for medicine
• Ecotourism in the rain forest
• Businesses in the rain forest
• Settlers in the rain forest.

You will find information relating to these topics in

• Books (CatalogPlus)
• Magazines (Wilson Readers' Guide)
• SIRS (Social Interest Resources Series)
• CD-ROM (The Rainforest)
• E-Library
• Pre-selected Internet sites (see handout).

You will receive an individual grade based on

• A group presentation to the class of your research findings
• A test of your knowledge of library resources
• A test on the information presented in the oral presentation
• Completion of the worksheets.

Schedule

Day 1 Introduction to unit
Introduction to library resources

Day 2 Use of library resources to locate information

Day 3 Use of library resources and development of oral presentation

Day 4 Oral presentation. Test.

Take notes as the six very important resources are introduced. Good notes would include the following:

1. What kind of information will I find there?
2. Is than an index or full text resource?
3. Do I use keyword, subject, or topic search?
4. Why will this be a good place to look for rain forest information?
5. What do I need for the bibliography?
6. Do I need to fill out a request form to get this material?
7. How do I get to the program? How do I exit the program correctly?  How do I print or save information?

BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

AUTHOR

TITLE

PLACE OF PUBLICATION, PUBLISHER, DATE

BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

AUTHOR

TITLE OF SIRS ARTICLE

NAME OF ORIGINAL PUBLICATION

DATE OF ORIGINAL PUBLICATION

SIRS SUBJECT, VOLUME, ARTICLE NUMBER.

Fill out SIRS request form (carefully) and hand it to a library helper.

Photocopy one page of the SIRS article and put it in your group folder.

Get a copy token from Mrs. Chagala.

BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

AUTHOR OF ARTICLE

TITLE OF ARTICLE

NAME OF MAGAZINE, DATE OF ISSUE, PAGE NUMBER OF ARTICLE.

Fill out the Periodical Request Form and give it to a library helper.

Take notes from the abstract or from the magazine.

Do not attempt to print from Wilson.

Attached the completed Periodical Request Form to this page.

BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

AUTHOR

TITLE OF CD-ROM

CITY OF PUBLICATION, PUBLISHER, YEAR OF PUBLICATION.

Print the relevant information from The Rainforest and put it in your group folder.

Limit your group to 5 minutes at the CD-ROM station.

BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

AUTHOR

TITLE OF ARTICLE

ORIGINAL SOURCE OF PUBLICATION, DATE

DATE YOU FOUND THIS ON E-LIBRARY.

Print one page of relevant information from E-Library. Put it in your group folder.

INTERNET Remember to use only the given Internet sites.

BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

TITLE OF WEB PAGE/SITE

AUTHOR OR SPONSORING AGENCY OF SITE

URL

DATE YOU ACCESSED THIS SITE

WHEN WAS THIS WEB SITE LAST UPDATED?

Save one paragraph from this site to a disk that you can get at the Reference Desk. Identify the file with your period and group number (Per3Grp4)

DO NOT REMOVE THIS DISK FROM THE LIBRARY. OTHERS ARE SHARING THE DISK!

 SIX VERY IMPORTANT RESOURCES
TROPICAL RAIN FOREST WEB SITES

http://www.remedia.com/RF.html

RAIN FOREST ACTION NETWORK

http://www.ran.org/ran/info_center/factsheets/index.html

http://www.kids.osd.wednet.edu

Select "Resource Links" then "Rain forest workshop", then Tropical rain forest"

http://www.interlog.com/~rainfrst/galindex.html

http://www.conservation.org